| danger(ous); rugged | mountain-gorge; ravine | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (險巇) | 險 | 巇 | |
| simp. (险巇) | 险 | 巇 | |
| alternative forms | 嶮巇／崄巇 險戲／险戏 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 險 | 巇 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 鹽 (154) | 支 (13) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 虚檢切 | 許羈切 |
| Baxter | xjemX | xje |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/hˠiᴇmX/ | /hˠiᴇ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/hᵚiɛmX/ | /hᵚiɛ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/xiæmX/ | /xiɛ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/hjiamX/ | /hjiə̆/ |
| Li Rong |
/xjɛmX/ | /xje/ |
| Wang Li |
/xĭɛmX/ | /xǐe/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/xi̯ɛmX/ | /xie̯/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
xiǎn | xī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
him2 | hei1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 險 | 險 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
xiǎn | xiǎn |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ xjæmX › | ‹ xjemX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*qʰr[a]mʔ/ | /*qʰr[a]mʔ/ |
| English | precipitous, dangerous | precipitous, dangerous |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 險 | 巇 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 10221 | 5196 |
| Phonetic component |
僉 | 虍 |
| Rime group |
談 | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
險 | 犧 |
| Old Chinese |
/*qʰramʔ/ | /*qʰra/ |
| Notes | 見漢賦 | |